Washing-machine.



' PA'IBNTED MAY 31, 1904.

J. c. MoGULLBY.. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION TILED PLB. 27. 1904.

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Patented May a1, 1904.-

UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. MCCULLEY, OF-EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. V

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,532, dated May 31,1904., I Application filed February Z'Z, 1904. Serial 1%.195574. (Nomodel.)

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Th1s lnvention relates to improvements in washing-machines, and has forits object-the provision of an apparatus of this character possessingnovel structural characteristics which render the same eflicient in thewashing of clothes and of such arrangement as to obviate to the greatestpossible extent any danger of tearing the articles operated upon. I Withthe foregoing ob ect in View a con venient embodiment of the inventioncomprises a tub or receptacle, preferably elongated and of rectangularformation, separated roll-' ers arranged transversely of the tub, meanswhereby the'rollers are yieldably related, and a reciprocating bed orsupport shiftable back and forth longitudinally of the tub or receptacleintermediate the rollers, in combination with guides for the bed andmeans over hanging the latter to confine the same.

' The novel details in the construction and arrangement of the severalparts of the apparatus will be apparent from the detailed de- .scriptionhereinafter when read in connection with the accompanying drawings,forming part hereof and wherein the above-mentioned embodiment isillustrated. V

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the machine. Figs. 2and 8 are a longitudinal and transverse sectional "View, re spcctively,of Fig. 1. v

Referring more specifically to the drawings, wherein likereference-letters-refer to corresponding parts in the several views, Adesignates an elongated tub or receptacle of substantially rectangularformation, a being the bottom thereof, inclined downwardly and inwardlyfrom the ends of the receptacle to a medial line, and B is anoutlet-plug arranged centrally of the receptacle and at its lower? mostpoint, whereby the same may be drained when not in use.

The receptacle just mentioned is conveniently supported by legs 0,secured to the sides thereof and arranged adjacent to its ends. D D areuprights secured to the inner faces of the sides of the receptacle andprojecting somewhat above the upper edges thereof, said uprights beingarranged centrally of said sides,

and E E are separated transversely-disposed rollers supported by saidstandards. The lowermost roller E is fixed in the standards, while theuppermost roller E is yieldably supported therein through the medium ofan axle c, the opposite ends of which project into vertically-disposedslots 0 in the standards.

To impart the desired pressure to the upper roller,I providebearing-blocks F, resting upon the upper surface of the projectingportions of the axle, said blocks having stems extending upwardly andthrough guide-aperturesf at the ends of a cross-piece G, rigid with theupper ends of the standards.

blocks, the lower edges of the same abutting "said blocks, while theupper edges thereof Coil-springsH are sleeved upon the stems of thebearingpermit the working of the water within the a of, so as to pressthe articles being washed directly upon the reticulated fabric. One orboth of the rollers may be corrugated, but preferably the upper rolleronly, as shown.

M is an operating-crank secured to one end,

of the axle ofthe upper roller and projecting through thevertically-disposed slot m in the side of the tub or receptacle. Thislever is rotated alternately in different directions to correspondinglyrotate the roller to which it is secured, and the friction between therollers and the bed will be sufiicient to drive the latter back andforth, as hereinbefore stated. To prevent tilting of the bed, I .secureto the sides of the receptacle guide-rails N, disposed directly beneathprojecting bearings N on the bed-frame, said rails respectivelyextending from the end walls of the receptacle to the edges of thecentral uprights, and represents overhanging flanges or projectingstrips secured to the sides of the receptacle and above the projectingbearings of the bed and its guide-rails to prevent the clothes beingcaught upon said projecting bearings and torn thereby.

It is to be understood that slight changes may be made in the structuredisclosed herein and that the invention is not to be limited to anydetails excepting in so far as the same may be specifically included inthe herto-ap 3. In a washing-machine, a receptacle, a reciprocatoryreticulated supporting-bed therein, means for supporting said bed, aroller above said bed and cooperating therewith, and means for varyingthe pressure of said roller toward the bed comprising bearingblocksengaging the axle of the roller, stems on the bearing-blocks, afollowerslecved upon said stems, and springs interposed between thefollower and said blocks.

4. In a washing-machine, a receptacle, a reciprocatory frame, areticulated fabric carried by said frame, means for supporting the framein the receptacle, and a yieldably-mounted roller cooperating with saidfabric, said roller being of a length less than the distance between theside bars of the frame whereby the same may project thereinto.

5. In a washing-machine, areceptacle, a reeiprocatory frame,areticulated fabric carried by said frame, means for supporting theframe in the receptacle, a yieldably-mounted roller cooperating with theupper surface of said fabric, said roller being of a length less thanthe distance between the side bars of the frame whereby the same mayproject thereinto in combination with a second roller engaging the lowersurface of said side rails of the frame.

6. In awashing-machine, a receptacle, a reciprocatory reticulatedsupporting-bed therein, means for supporting said bed, and a pair ofopposing rollers cooperating with said bed and between which the bedworks.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES C. MCCULLEY.

Vitnesses:

W. H. BLIss, J. WV. ALLEN.

